David Rowe is a Sydney-based cartoonist and caricaturist whose works appeared in The Canberra Times, The Independent (London), and The Times Literary Supplement before he joined The Australian Financial Review as editorial cartoonist 31 years ago. He has four Walkley and 25 Stanley Awards to his credit, including nine Golden Stanleys, and was MoAD's Political Cartoonist of the Year in 2013 and 2017.
Explore political cartoons in Behind the Lines exhibitions online.
A 1937 referendum asked Australians if the Commonwealth should regulate air travel.
For the first time in Australian history, a governor-general dismissed a prime minister and government.
Browse all cartoonists featured in Behind the Lines.
The 1928 referendum asked Australians to change the way finances were managed by the Commonwealth and states.
Your guide to voting in Australian elections.
The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.
